Learning to make your own extracts is one of the easiest things you can do in the kitchen. Not only can it save you money, but making homemade mint extract or other extracts gives you more control over the flavor and ingredients. We have a bit of a mint invasion at our home that we […]
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Homemade Vanilla Extract
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Homemade cream cheese is delicious and only uses a few ingredients. In this recipe I’ll show you exactly how to make this delicious dairy product as well how to trouble shoot and tips on using cream cheese in your homestead kitchen. Ingredients for Homemade Cream Cheese Since there are only a few ingredients, choose high
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Sour cream is one ingredient that we use in our house all the time. From baked potatoes to burritos, we love adding a spoonful to so many meals. While store-bought sour cream is easy to come by , there’s something truly satisfying about making homemade sour cream from scratch in your own kitchen and the
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Making homemade extracts is so fun and easy and can add a huge range of homemade flavor to your baked goods. We’ve been aming our own vanilla extract for years and recently have branched out to other extracts. In this article we share exactly how to make almond extract with just 2 simple ingredient: vodka
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Homemade yogurt might just be my favorite thing to make on our homestead – it is delicious and so easy! Homemade yogurt us significantly better than storebought and making your own yogurt can also save you money. When our goats were producing milk, we made goat milk yogurt a few times a week and my
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Nothing is more delicious (and easier to make) than fresh, yellow and creamy butter! Learning how to make butter seemed intimidating when I first heard about it, but the truth is, it is incredibly easy and can be done with basic kitchen equipment. Making butter at home also gives you complete control over what goes
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Once you’ve collected sap from your maple trees, it’s time to turn your sap into syrup. In this article we’ll outline the process of how to boil maple syrup and share the exact method we’ve used for year to create delicious syrup on our small scale maple production. The biggest variations in how to boil
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Today I am so excited to finally share the newest ebook brought to you by the Backyard Farming Connection! This book is a culinary and gardening journey through the 12 months of the year with growing tips, first hand growing information, recipes, and photos to inspire you in your own backyard and in your kitchen
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Bread is a staple on our homestead and this oatmeal honey bread is our favorite. We call this our everyday oatmeal honey bread, although we tend to baked it once or twice a week. We spread it with peanut butter, toast it with garlic, dip it in soup, and sometimes just eat it straight out
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